Bar Council Malaysia v 1. Tun Dato' Seri Arifin bin Zakaria 2. Tun Md Raus bin Sharif 3. Tan Sri Dato' Seri Zulkefli bin Ahmad Makinudin 4. Kerajaan Malaysia PENCELAH Persatuan Peguam-Peguam Muslim Malaysia

06f-1-01-2018w Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 23 September 2018 • 06(f)-1-01-2018(W)

Catchwords

Constitutional Law - Constitutional questions - s 84 of Court Judicature Act 1964 - Whether the appointments of the second respondent and third respondent as Chief Justice of Malaysia and the President Court of Appeal respectively after their mandatory retirements are valid and constitutional - Federal Constitution Article 122,122B,125 - Constitution of Federal Court - Appointment of judges of Federal Court, Court of Appeal and High Courts, Tenure of office and remuneration of judges of Federal Court - Position of Conflict - Challenge of bias - Direct interest - Real possibility of bias - Whether the constitutional questions rendered academic - Public Law exception

Practice Areas

Constitutional Law

Judges (6)

Alizatul Khair binti Osman Khairuddin Coram Balia Yusof bin Haji Wahi Coram Hasan bin Lah Delivered Ramly bin Haji Ali Coram Wira Aziah binti Ali Coram Zainun binti Ali Coram

Parties (6)

Bar Council Malaysia Applicant Kerajaan Malaysia Respondent PERSATUAN PEGUAM-PEGUAM MUSLIM MALAYSIA Intervener Tan Sri Dato' Seri Zulkefli bin Ahmad Makinudin Respondent Tun Dato' Seri Arifin bin Zakaria Respondent Tun Md Raus bin Sharif Respondent

Judgment

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